Musical Episode #014: Keep an Eye on Love

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The opening track “Heart Full of Love” by LA’s Invincibles, is one that I recommend approaching with caution, it is, in my estimation, one of the most evocative records in my collection carrying enormous power while remaining stark and restrained.  The same goes for tracks such as Darondo’s Bay Area heavyweight “Didn’t I” and Jesse Boone’s haunting Georgian “No Particular One.”  All these records make their mark and almost overwhelm the listener with their quiet.  Towards the end of the mix notice Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland’s “Do What You Set Out To Do” which can barely get started while dealing with his blues-drenched despair at the inevitable end at hand.

A few of the more upbeat tracks (well, upbeat relative to the other tracks in this mix…) including Gwen McCrae’s classic “90 Percent of Me”, Ernestine Anderson’s vaguely Brazilian “Keep an Eye on Love” and Emanuel Lasky’s “I Need Somebody” -which I know is a little scratchy at the outset but listen to the production- add a little bit of momentum to help keep things moving.

This podcast features a lot of records I return to with (probably an alarming) frequency and I hope you’re able to enjoy them as much- if not as often- as I do.

Dig in and come back for seconds!

-George / Snack Attack

Tracklist:

The Invincibles “Heart Full of Love” (Warner Bros, 1964)
Darondo “Didn’t I” (Music City, 1973)
The Augustine Twins “Every Day of My Life” (Duke, 1967)
The Knight Bros. “All I Have To Do Is Dream” (Checker, 1966)
Jessie Boone & The Astros “No Particular One” (Sunburst, 1973)
Evie Sands “Take Me For A Little While (Blue Cat, 1965)
Timmy Shaw “I’m Lonely Guy” (Wand, 1963)
The Tams “Take Away” (ABC, 1964)
The Variations “A Shot Of Love” (Pow!, 1968)
Emanuel Lasky “I Need Somebody” (Thelma, 1964)
Harold Burrage “Take Me Now” (M-Pac, 1964)
Jackey Beaver “Silly Boy” (Checker, 1965)
Carol Vega “I Need You Around” (Constellation, 1964)
Ernestine Anderson “Keep An Eye On Love”  (Sue, 1963)
Diane Cunningham “Party Time” (New Breed, 1964)
Amanda Love “You Keep Calling Me By Her Name” (Starville, 1964)
The Electras “You Lied” (Infinity, 1961)
Inez Johnston “Why Did Ya?!” (Brunswick, 1961)
Nina Simone “I Put A Spell On You” (Phillips, 1965)
Donnie Elbert “Let Me Love You Tonight” (Jay Boy, 1972)
Bobby “Blue” Bland “Do What You Set Out To Do” (Duke, 1972)
Gwen McCrae “90 Percent Of Me Is You” (Black Cat, 1974)

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